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fishertom · 10-04-2007, 08:37 PM

what kind of bait do you use for grouper or snapper.

Cutler · 10-05-2007, 09:13 AM

(frozen bait) for YT i use silver sides and for grouper i use spanish sardines.
i like live pilchard on bottom also, when available.

DIRTYFOOT2 · 10-05-2007, 10:02 AM

Cigar minnows, gogs, small redeyes and yellertails, pinfish, grunts. Live or fresh dead is best. Bonito slabs are groovy grouper baits too, if you don't mind the shark action.

fishertom · 10-05-2007, 03:35 PM

ya do you use squid?

Gaitor · 11-13-2007, 06:22 AM

If I'm fishing the shallow reefs, I like to feed 'em a smorgasboard .... squid, sardine, cut bonito (or other cut bait like mullet, kingfish, 'cuda, grunt etc.) all on the same hook. Usually a 4/0 to 8/0 circle hook depending on what's biting.

playin snooky · 11-13-2007, 08:55 PM

i like to use live grunts and pinfish, or live mullet, pilchards, and big sardines. dead bait works good for the snapper. small live sardines work very well for yellowtails as well.

Boboe · 11-13-2007, 11:44 PM

Bait will depend on the size of fish you're realistically targetting. For red snapper I like live cigar minnows and herring, and bonita strips the size of your finger or big chunks of boston mackerel fillets.

For grouper, you can fish large bonita slabs, live fish (snappers, grunts, porgies, hard tails (blue runners), rockfish (yellow seabass), squirrelfish (sand perch)), whole butterflied boston mackerel, the aforementioned cigar minnows and herring, and lastly OCTOPUS!!! Octopus is ridiculous.

The biggest thing is to mix it up. I don't like to have all live baits or all dead baits going down. Fish something smelly, something lively, and something BIG. It can really change from day to day. Generally if one type of bait is really kicking ass on one spot, it'll kick ass on the next spot and the next. I find day-to-day a bigger change than spot-to-spot. That said, don't get fixated on one bait if the fish don't want to hit it on the new spot.

fishertom · 11-22-2007, 11:47 AM

ok thanks guys

10-04-2007, 08:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
fishertom Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: boca raton Occupation: 9th grader Posts: 165	bait what kind of bait do you use for grouper or snapper.

10-05-2007, 10:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
DIRTYFOOT2 Grander Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Worth fl Best Catch: 53lb Black Grouper Occupation: Gunnel Washer Posts: 2,078	Cigar minnows, gogs, small redeyes and yellertails, pinfish, grunts. Live or fresh dead is best. Bonito slabs are groovy grouper baits too, if you don't mind the shark action. __________________ right thumb on the spool, left hand flips the lever

11-13-2007, 08:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
playin snooky Lines In Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Boca Raton fl Boat: 23 dusky, 14 mckee craft Best Catch: 125# blue marlin Occupation: i work at rays offshore Posts: 15	i like to use live grunts and pinfish, or live mullet, pilchards, and big sardines. dead bait works good for the snapper. small live sardines work very well for yellowtails as well. __________________ Mike

11-13-2007, 11:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Boboe Hooked Up Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Austin, TX Occupation: Alaskan Fishing Guide, Gulf of Mexico Offshore Crew Boat Captain Posts: 773	Bait will depend on the size of fish you're realistically targetting. For red snapper I like live cigar minnows and herring, and bonita strips the size of your finger or big chunks of boston mackerel fillets. For grouper, you can fish large bonita slabs, live fish (snappers, grunts, porgies, hard tails (blue runners), rockfish (yellow seabass), squirrelfish (sand perch)), whole butterflied boston mackerel, the aforementioned cigar minnows and herring, and lastly OCTOPUS!!! Octopus is ridiculous. The biggest thing is to mix it up. I don't like to have all live baits or all dead baits going down. Fish something smelly, something lively, and something BIG. It can really change from day to day. Generally if one type of bait is really kicking ass on one spot, it'll kick ass on the next spot and the next. I find day-to-day a bigger change than spot-to-spot. That said, don't get fixated on one bait if the fish don't want to hit it on the new spot. Last edited by Boboe : 11-13-2007 at 11:47 PM.

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10-05-2007, 09:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cutler Hooked Up Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: BocaRaton Boat: 31 Yellowfin "AltierJewelers" Best Catch: 52# Dolphin Occupation: Jeweler Posts: 303	(frozen bait) for YT i use silver sides and for grouper i use spanish sardines. i like live pilchard on bottom also, when available.

10-05-2007, 03:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
fishertom Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: boca raton Occupation: 9th grader Posts: 165	ya do you use squid?

11-13-2007, 06:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
Gaitor Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Palm Beach Gardens,FL Boat: 25 ft HydraSports Best Catch: 150 lb Pacific Sail, 100 lb Tarpon from the surf Occupation: Old Retired Fart Posts: 558	If I'm fishing the shallow reefs, I like to feed 'em a smorgasboard .... squid, sardine, cut bonito (or other cut bait like mullet, kingfish, 'cuda, grunt etc.) all on the same hook. Usually a 4/0 to 8/0 circle hook depending on what's biting.

11-22-2007, 11:47 AM	#8 (permalink)
fishertom Hooked Up Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: boca raton Occupation: 9th grader Posts: 165	ok thanks guys

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